Here’s what climate change will mean for bats
"A commitment by world governments to significantly reduce carbon emissions should be urgently sought in order to avoid further deterioration of bat communities and the important ecosystem services that they provide.”
California passes law to fine oil companies over price gouging
The new law prohibiting fuel price gouging will go into effect June 26.
150,000 Penguins Die After Huge Iceberg Blocks Route to Sea
The giant iceberg, the size of Rome, had apparently been floating close to the coast for 20 years before crashing into a glacier and becoming stuck.
SeaWorld Admits It Infiltrated an Animal Rights Group
The company’s board has ordered employees to stop posing as activists to obtain information on groups like PETA.
Germany Wants to Ban Fossil-Fuel-Powered Cars
The nation’s parliament is calling for the elimination of the internal combustion engine by 2030.
Victory: Maryland House passes bill to ban fracking
Maryland is leading the way in the movement to ban fracking.
Americans believe climate change education should be taught in schools, recent poll says
The Yale Program on Climate Change (YPCCC) reported that in a national average, 78 percent of people polled responded they either somewhat or strongly agreed.
Court Issues Order to Hold Biggest Polluters Accountable for Cleanup Costs
The U.S. Court of Appeals has recently decided it was time for polluters to pay for the destruction they have caused instead of making American taxpayers foot the bill.
‘Great Elephant Census’ Shows Catastrophic Decline in Africa
"Forest elephant populations are already known to be decreasing at alarming rates and now the Great Elephant Census has revealed that savannah elephants are in the same boat."
Why I kneeled before Standing Rock elders and asked for forgiveness
“We fought you. We took your land. We signed treaties that we broke … But we’ve come to say that we are sorry.”